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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
What He Can Not Draw. !

"See that man sitting over there?"
said man in the smoking car; THAT
man, sir. is one of the best artists in
this country, possessing wonderful
talent; and now, look at him. He is
poor and wretched. The great trouble
with him has always been that he was
utterly unable to draw one thing, and
that, the qSe of simplest things in the
world. which any school-boy can draw. "
"What is ftp"
"a sober breath. "-Drake'S Travel-
ers Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
Poison in Syphons.

The Bohemian health officials have
forbidden the use of the common Amer
lean mineral water syphon, on the very
sensible ground that the caps which
are more or less in contact with the
acidified water are composed of an
amalgam of anthony, tin and lead,
containing from thirty to fifty per cent.
of the latter metal. Probably there is
a larger amount of artificial mineral
waters consumed in this country than
anywhere else. Would it not be well
for our health officials to look into this
matter?-American Analyst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
WHY HORSES SHY.
"A New Idea Which Appears to be Worthy
of Attention.

A New Idea Which Appears to be Worthy
of Attention.
When we drive along the highways
and our horses shy and mayhap run
away. we are apt to think they got
scared somehow or another. But many
times q horse will merely make a sud-
den Jump to one side when no cause for
this action is noticeable. A horseman
has recently written to st. Louis
daily paper, claiming that he has found
one reason why horses shy. He attrib-
utes the habit to the existence of cata-
ract in the eye and thinks this disease
is now quite prevalent throughout the
country. This cataract is brown
growth of fungoid nature that grad
ually spreads over the pupil of the eye
The correspondent likens it to sponge
growing away from its hold and SAYS
it is difficult to see unless strong day
light falls upon the horses eye exactly
right. He tells of his experience in
the following words:
81 have examined horse after horse
and with but two or three exceptions
out of about fifty have found their
eyesight thus affected. OF course it is
worse in some than in others. 1t grows
lust like cataract or cancer; at first
Just dawning ominously on the upper
edge of the pupil, then gradually ex-
tending itself. l have watched it ex-
pand on my own horse and its growth
has been very marked even in the short
time of two years. | h;we observed one
thing about it that makes me certain
that my conclusions are correct. Every
shying horse | have examined has,
without exception, been so afflicted.
Never have l seen horse shy whose
eve was not covered by this inexpica-
BILE growth. / began to study this
curious defect after long experience
in trying to break my spirited horse
of shying. l took him to dozens of
veterinary surgeons, but they all said
it was his cussedness. | used to whip
and punish him in every way to
break him of it, but | could not. Now
iOW hC CoShtu
his head at suspicious object just as
person with poor sight will try to get
better focus. Finally one day the
light happened to strike his eve right
and l saw the cataract. The whole
thing was plain to me then. Whether
it is because of the barbarous and cruel
blinds which, by shutting out the light
and causing the animal to look forward
instead of sideways, affect the eyes, or
whether it is because of dark stalls. l
can not tell. But / am sure it is the
cause of all the shying and much of the
stumbling that now make driving and
riding so unpleasant and dangerous. "
There seems to be good deal of
common sense in this suggestion of the
cause of shying. What the correspond
ent calls cataract we presume is the
disease known to veterinarians as Pc
riodic opthalmia, but we have never be-
fore heard that horses suffering from
the disease were more prone to shy
than others of highly strung. FESTIVE,
fiery nature. The new idea is, howev-
er, worthy of attention and shying
horses should st once be examined to
determine whether their eyes are sound
or not. farmers ReVieW.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

Everybody has heard of "horse laugh,
but who has ever seen an equine gifted with
the power of speechs Such an animal would
be pronounced a miracle; but SO would the
hundred years ago. Why, even very re-
Gently a cure for consumption would have
been looked upon as miraculous, but now
people are beginning to realize that the dis
ease is not incurable. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery will cure it, if taken in
time. This world renowned remedy will
not make new lungs, but it will restore dis
eased ones to healthy state when all other
means have failed. Thousands can CRATE
fully testify to this. All druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
Selling Crops for Sheep.

1t has been claimed by some that it
was impracticable to feed soiling crops
to sheep. because of the liability of
disease when they are kept in small in
closures, but this may be guarded
against by moving them frequently
onto fresh feeding grounds. TODD this,
hurdle fences should be provided that
can be handled easily and not more
THAI eighty or one hundred sheep should
be kept in flock. Racks should be
used. placing them on the shady side of
the field when there is one, and mod
crate quantity of green food should be
placed in these three times day.
When used for soiling sheep, the clover,
INLET, oats, corn, rye, or whatever crop
is used, should not be allowed to ripen,
as the sheep will eat it with better relish
when fine and juicy.-Lioe- Stock Jour
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
He Would Get Along.

A rather high-spoken gentleman en-
ployed an Irish carpenter to do some
work for him. When Pat arrived to
fulfill his contract his employer in
CURED:
Have you the paraphernalia neces-
sary to do this work?'
Pat hesitated before replying:
"Oi don know as Oh have, sir, but Oh
think | can get along wild me ordinary
tools. ~ Merchant TiaDEGr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

Do you krbw what oftentimes awaits you
if unfurnisEed with medicinal protection
You can not safely live on newly cleared,
water soddenson on the banks of low lying
streams, unlss you are prepared to en-,
counter malaia. Take with you, or send
for, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, provided
with which youcan not only bid defiance tC
miasma-born diseases, but also to affections
of the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys
1t also nullifies the effects of exposure tc
dampness and fatigue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

Little people often have severe
struggles in mastering the primary
facts OF life. There was once a tiny
lad-and the story is so old that he
must now be a man-who, on being
asked his age, replied YEARLY: 20,
they keep changing it so fast, 1 can't
tell? Once they said twas three, and
then twas four, and then in little
while they called it five, and now l
don't know any thing about it."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

In some European countries We
hicles with narrow tires pay heavy toll,
while broad tires go free: A new vii
lage ordinance of Medina makes it an
offense for load weighing over $500
pounds to be drawn upon any macad-
amized, paved or improved street on u
wagon with tires less tkan four inc hes
in width. Tho penalty sor violation is
twenty-five dollars. 1t would greatly
benefit coun:rY roads if more broad
tipes were use2. and il E1e width be-
tween wheels oC different vehicles were
not so uniform ~ ut present.-IRdiaH-
gp0LiS Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

The Burligton Route, c., B. & @. r. R.,
will sell, on october IL, Harvest Excursion
Tickets at oe fare for the round trip to
principal potts in Nebraska, Kansas, Mime
sofa and Daltta. Limit, thirty days. Tick
cts and fulther information may be OBJ
tanned of am c., B. & Q. Ticket Agent, OF
by addressig Paul Morton, General Pas
senger and ticket Agent, Chicago, Illinois
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
IteInlueu IN Dy hunters, spears anu DON
And, ere he bounds upon the ring,
Salncta the nhiacf of his snrinu .

StTtCIS lHe ODJeCG OF MS spTIIIR
So disease, in myriad forms, fastens its
fangs upon the human race. Ladies who
suffer from distressing ailments peculiar to
their sex, should use DR.. Piercefs Favorite
Prescription. tits a positive cure for the
most complicated and obstinate cases OF
leucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful men,
situation, unnatural suppressions, prolap-
sus, or falling of the womb, weak back,
female weakness" anteversion, retriever
sion, bearing-down sensations, chronic con-
gestion, inflammation and liberation of the
womb, inflammation, pain and tenderness in
ovaries, accompanied with internal heat. -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

The Great Rock Island Route &c. r. /. &
P, R'y)will sell Oct. 18th, Harvest Excur-
sion ticlets at one fare for the round trip,
to princpal points in Kansas, Nebraska,
Northwestern Iowa, Minnesota and Dako-
ia. Limh 80 days from date of sale. For
tickets or further information, address E..
A Holbroos General Ticket and Passenger
Agent, Chiago, III.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

THE fastest leg is thought to be the te-
leg-ram.- Waterloo Observer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. Soc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

IT may seem paradoxical, but it is a fact
nevertheless, that the man who pursues the
even tenor of his ways never gets off his
bass.-Bos.on Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

The wife who carries on her husband
pawnshop after his decease is truly loan
wiasier. - Wd,hingtoa Critic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

An, THAT TwINGEl You're rheumatic
Seek relief from Glern's Sulphur Soap.
Hil's Hair and Whisker Dye, Soc. The best
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

,DoN'T disgust everybody by hawl1in;
blowing and splitting, but use DR.. Sage
Catarrh Remedy and be cured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

FRAZER AXLE GREASE will last two weeks,
Ill others two to three days. Try it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

WHAT is the difference between an auction
and seasickness? One is a sale of effects,
and the other the effect of a sail
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

No STRANGER should visit the city without
smoking "Tansilps Punch" &c. Cigar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

WEEN an elephant has cold his voice is
apt to get tusky.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

To BE struck for money is very painful
blow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

WHAT word may be pronounced quicker
by adding a syllable to it.-Quick
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
Enigrants to the Yesti

How robe happy, though married.
Get along Without hired girl-Syrdc'tSe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

A PRIcKLY pear-the hedgehog and the
porcupine. -Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

CREDIT offers from wine in this respect:
1t does not improve with age
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

SOME men are paid to get off their base.
They belong to quartettes. -PAtSduTgh
Chronicle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

STREET-CAR superintendent to new
driver-"You can't be too car-full. "-Ierds
Siftisgs
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

''MEN of note"-those whose faces you see
On greenbacks
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

A NEGRO barber-shop must be great
place for wool gathering Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
:" AS GLAREsthe tiger on his foes.

IT is only natural, we suppose, that a
tiller of the soil should dress in seedy
manner
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

WHEN your toes are asleep they are coma
tose. St Paul Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

THE Oldest tramp in the country is the
one Columbus took in 1892.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

The attractive girl is the one that can
magnet-eyes fellow-D@IuM Paragrapher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

The tug is the only thing that has its tows
behind
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

AHoTEL waiter may talk sense, yet think
dollars Hotel Mad
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

''MY bark is on the sea-" remarked the
man who sent his dog on shipboard
chaat Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08
Harvest Excursion.

MENTAL gymnastics-iumping to conclu-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

LOADED to kill-a midsummer apple tree
Life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

THr Oldest female in town is Aunt Iquity.
--GoodalpS Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

BULLDOG acts as an air-brake when it
ruthlessly breaks in upon an air that SER
eEader is singing TeraS SJttngS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

Our on first--a broken engagement
h'tgton Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

1ully teStlIy 10 tnlS. All druggists
IT may seem paradoXical, but it is fact,
nevertheless, that the man who pursues the
even tenor of his ways never gets off his
bass.-Bosson Courier
LOADED to kill-a midsummer apple tree
Life.
''MEN of note"-those whose faces you see
On greenbacks.
WHAT word may be pronounced quicker
by adding syllable to it.-Quick.
SOME men are paid to get off their base.
They belong to quartettes. Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
WHEN your toes are asleep they are coma
tose-St. Paul Herald.
A NEGRO barber-shop must be great
place for wool gathering. Puck.
STREET-cAR superintendent to new
driver-"You can't be too car-full. "-TerdS
SJtirgs.
The wife who carries ON her husbands
pawnshop after his decease is truly loan
aaaier.n- Wd,hingtoa Critic.
The tug is the only thing that has lts lows
behind
The attractive girl is the one that can
magnet-eyes fellow.-D@Iuh Pdrdgrdpher
SHOCKING affair-a galvanic battery,-Cht-
Ego Sunday National
4 BUIL-DoG acts as an air-brake when it
ruthlessly breaks in upon an air that SER
eEader is singing. TEXAS SUttngS.
THr Oldest female in town is Aunt Iquity
-GOOd1lpS Sun.
Our on first--a broken engagement Bur-
hragton Free Press.
The oldest tramp in the country is the
one Columbus took in 1892.
WHAT is the difference between an auction
and seasickness? One is a sale of effects,
and the other the effect of sail.
AHoTEL waiter may talk sense, yet think
dollars-hoteL Md3
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
BUT SIX WEEKS IN THE COUNTRY.
A Young Lad Is Caught Pilfertng Ex-
tenaLVelY from the Malls.

New YORK, Dec. Alexander Taylor,
the youthful driver of mail wagon, was ar
rested to-day for systematically robbing the
fremont branch of the city post Office. An
other driver named Forsythe happened to
put his hand in a horse-feed bag in the
branch Office and to his amazement drew
forth a handful of mutilated letters and torn
envelopes He took them to Clerk Lyon,
who was proceeding to examine them when
Taylor rushed in and grabbed them from his
hand Taylor informed Mr.. Lyon that he
(Taylor) had found the letters in the street.
Many of the envelopes contained drafts for
large amounts, three of them being for SO, III,
5000 and $165 respectively. One letter
contained thirteen drafts. Lyon urged Taylor
to return the letters to their owners, but
the latter refused and tore them up. After
Taylor's arrest by detective large number
of envelopes were found in his room. He con-
fessed and told how, when passing near the
letter boxes in the fremont Office,
he used to snatch handful of let
ters and take them home. Taylor is
q frail, intelligent looking youth, twenty-one
years old, and has been but six weeks in
America. On account of some trouble with
his parents he left the Gresham Life Insur-
ance company of London and came to Amer
ioa For three weeks past he has driven a
mail wagon and despite his small salary has
dressed extensively.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
For Sale as a Sacrifice.

For sale as q SaCriHce.
A VERY central f1rst-class 3-story and basement
n modern built brick house, 3-story extension.
Is good living rooms bath, closets, pantries and
marble bowls hot and cold water; marble mantles,
range, furnace an set tubs; hard finished walls,
large family; a few blocks above Z. O.; owner .s
gage Apply to Dr. Osborne, III York street, from
% 70 o FF' nd I'm
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
THAT KENsENGToN Tle sGEDY.
The Victim of Crazy RroGhers
ErenZY to RecaYer.

The Victim of Crazy Brothers.
Frenzy to Recover.
Hartford, Dec. 1.-The little village of
Kensington is getting up quite reputation
of late. First it sprung burglary on an I'M
suspecting public and Tuesday evening a
most brutal attempt at murder followed by a
suicide became part of its local history.
George Durham, crazed by rum, tried to kill
his sister with an axe and then ended his own
life by taking Paris green.
Dr. Quill, of Berlin, reports Mrs. Richard
son of that place as much better to-day. He
thinks she will recover. Her would-be muir
derer, George G. Durham, will be buried in
KensinRtOn I ]. norrOM
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
Fought in a Barn.

New BRITAIN, Dec. IA prize fight in
which Mccormick of Hartford, commonly
known as ''The Terror" and New Ravens
noted pugilist, ''The Spider" were the prin-
cipals, was fought in barn on the road be-
tween Forestville and Bristol Tuesday night.
Twenty-one men, including hacker and ref
cree, were present. At $50 the ring was
formed and the battle begun. Twelve min-
utes of smuggling ended before 'The Terror
scored point by drawing first blood from
his antagonist During the next four min
utes the pounding was brutal. ''The Ter
ror" threw up the sponge in sixteen minutes
and the representative of the City of Fins
won the purse or $50. A we'll known sport
from this city lost 5000 on the result of the
battle.
Nineteen Years for the Diamond Thief.
NEW York, Dec. 1.-William H. Dorsey,
the negro who stole $4,000 worth of dia-
monds from the houses of Matthew Morgan
and Mr.. Efingham, 284 and 266 Lexington
avenue, on November 10, pleaded guilty on
two indictments for grand larceny in the first
degree in Part II. General Sessions to-day
and WAS sentenced to nineteen years impris-
onment by Recorder SGaytn.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
a NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE.
Danbury and Waterbury Looking for
Admission.

Admission.
New York, Dec. Representative of
three of the four clubs comprising the Inter-
national base ball league met at noon to- day
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Jersey City was
not represented and recess was taken until
later in the day. At the afternoon session
delegates from the Wilkesbarre, Jersey City,
Scranton and Newark, N. j., teams were
present. The four clubs divided 81 900 re-
naming in the treasury and then the league
disbanded. j. 81. Shoemaker, E. E. Bond
and David Collins representing Newark, John
J. Flanagan of Scranton, A. G. Campbell of
Wilkesberre and J. B. Day and Patrick Pow
ers then met and formed the Central league
of professional base ball players. The off,
GERS elected were: President, David Collins
treasurer, A. G. Campbell; secretary, ]. G.
Kennedy of the Sporting Times. Appliea-
tions for membership were received from
Danbury, Conn; Elmira, N. Y; Bingham
ton, N. Y; Allentown, Pa; Waterbury,
Conn, and several smaller places. The re-
vised contract of the Brotherhood as accept
ed by the National league was adopted. The
new league will consist of eight clubs:
Scranton, Wilkesbarre, Newark and Jersey
City, and probably Danbury, Waterbury,
Elmira and Binghamton. The players under
contract with the old league were retained.
The convention adjourned until January 5,
1885,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
), r, COMSTOCK & co.

Several new houses on Whitney avenue, with 9
erything in the way of improvements; very deslr
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02

The funeral of Henry Beckwith. of Bristol,
was largely attended at the Congregational
church there Wednesday afternoon, many of
the older citizens being present. The Rev.
Il. T. Stats, of Glastonbury, was present by
invitation of the family and assisted the Rev.
A. Anderson in the service. The deceased
was sixty-six years old. For nearly twenty
years he filed the Office of clerk of the Con-
gregational church society and was manager
of the spoon shop and bookkeeper for twenty
years. enjoying the highest appreciation of
those associated with him in the Bristol
Brass and Clock company.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
JAKE SHARP OUT ON BAIL.
Taken Home at Once After the Bond
of Forty THOUSAND are Accented.

Taken Home at once After the BONDS
of Forty Thousand are Accepted.
NEW York, Dec. Jacob Sharp was
taken in carriage this morning from Lud-
low street Jail to the sheriff's Office. He was
accompanied by Warden Heating, a deputy
sheriff and his grandson, George Sharp. He
seemed very feeble and was supported on
either side by the warden and deputy sheriff,
while he leaned heavily on two canes. The
order granting new trial was settled before
Judge Barrett, and by mutual agreement be-
tween District Attorney MARITIME and Bourke
Cochran, counsel for Sharp, it was decided
that Sharps bond be fixed at $40, 600. Isaac
Hendrix and George Shepherd each justified
in the sum named. A few minutes after
noon Judge Barrett released Sharp, who was
at once taken to his carriage and driven
home.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
A STRANGE RRL1cTouS SECT.
Members Brought Into Court an,
MesmeriZed by Medical Spacialiafs.

Members Brought Into Court and
Mesmerized by Medical Specialists.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Chronicle gives a
strange account of trial in Tolax, a village
in Malaga, Spain, of some religious fanatics
of strange practices. They originally went
naked like Adam and Eve before their fall
but the authorities interposed. Since then
they have inflicted wounds upon themselves
in imitation of the crucifxion and burned all
their goods, believing higher power would
provide food. A strange part of the affair is
that when put on trial they were hypnotized
in court by medical specialists-like Irving
in "The Bells'-and proved good subjects.
1t is even alleged that on being ordered to
perspire they broke out in profuse perspira-
ton. Others were pricked with pins, but
gave no sign of pain. This is the first time
such scene has been witnessed in court of
justice in Spain. It is difficult to see the OBJ
ject. Probably the result of the trial will be
a nominal punishment
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02

Humans KS cal Estate and Fire
Insurance Agency.
Money to Loan at 5 Per Cent. Interest.
g. Houses and lots bought and sod.
Mss.il Farms for sale or exchange for city prop
glsN erty. Rents and collections specially. Fire,
Life and Accident policies; best in the world.
TO RENT-No. 20 Dwight street, f1rst-class house
and BAN; rent cheap.
L. B. EEENMAN,
MD 63 Church Street. Open evenings.